(Minghui.org) I'm a middle school teacher, and my husband works for the government. My family started to practice Falun Dafa in 1997 and has experienced the beauty of Dafa. Falun Dafa teaches people how to follow the principles of Truthfulness-Comparison-Forbearance. These principles not only help to raise one's moral standard, but also hel to improve one's health. I would like to share my family’s experiences and hope others can benefit from them.

Problems

My husband used to drink and smoke and had a bad temper. Beside these bad habits, his working relationships were very tense. He got very upset when his reputation or self-interests were infringed upon. As a result, his health deteriorated.

As a teacher, I was always very busy and tired when I got home. I was very attached to my reputation as well. Due to the stress of my job, I had a heart problem and high blood pressure and had nervous breakdowns from time to time. I tried several qigong practices to improve my health, but to no avail.

What we had been looking for

In the spring of 1997, my husband went to his hometown and bumped into a student who practiced Falun Dafa. The student told him about Dafa and recommended that he learn it. My husband agreed and accepted a copy of Zhuan Falun. On his way home, he read it and then told me about it.

I started to read the book immediately, and the more I read, the more I liked it. From the bottom of my heart, I felt this was what I had been looking for. I was deeply moved. Zhuan Falun is different from other qigong books or Buddhist books. It tells how to become a good person and how to be compassionate. If there is a conflict, one should look inward rather than outward. After reading the book, I understood why we should let go of our attachments to reputation and self-interests. My husband had a similar understanding. Both of us decided to practice Dafa.

After that, my husband went to the park and did the exercises every morning. I didn’t go with him because our child had an upcoming entrance exam. I just read the book whenever I got the chance. About two months later, both of us felt physically much better. As matter of fact, I was the first to reach the top of the mountain on our school field trip in the summer. They all commented, "People who practice Falun Dafa are different!”

Tests

In 1998 before school started, I suddenly developed boils on my head and my face. I knew Master was purifying my body. My boss and colleagues came to see me and told me to see a doctor, I said, "You all know I'm practicing Falun Dafa and I should be fine." I began to learn the exercises from my husband at home and did them every day. A month later I was fine--my face was radiant and my skin was smooth and delicate. Our family, colleagues, and friends witnessed Dafa's miraculous healing powers.

A similar thing happened to my husband: two large boils appeared on his neck. He didn't take any medicine, just kept on doing the exercises. Two months later, they all disappeared. Our friends again witnessed Dafa's miraculous healing powers, and our two children and several relatives and friends began to learn Dafa.

Improving

After becoming cultivators, my husband and I quit quarreling and became very kind. He quit smoking and drinking in a very short time. Both of us have also been able to let go of our attachments to reputation and self-interest. Once when someone attempted to bribe my husband, he turned him down. An accountant at work said that if all the leaders in our country practiced Dafa, then there would be no corruption.

After practicing Dafa, my son quit drinking and smoking just like his father did. He became very considerate. His relationships with his boss and co-workers are now very good. I once asked him to go buy some printing paper. The clerk in the print shop recommended several different brands, and my son chose the cheapest one. When he got home, we discovered that the clerk had given him the more expensive paper by mistake. My son said, "I will go back and make it right with the clerk. Otherwise he might get in trouble." The next day, my son returned to the store and told the clerk that he would pay the difference. The clerk was very grateful and said, “Thank you” many times. My son told the clerk that he was a Falun Dafa practitioner and that the clerk should really thank Master Li Hongzhi. The clerk was moved and told my son that if everybody practiced Falun Dafa, our society would be much better.

Practicing Falun Dafa not only improves health, but also enhances wisdom. For example, I used to teach Chinese, but I was transferred to teach political science. At that time, I didn’t have any reference books. When preparing for my lectures, good ideas seemed to come me to me effortlessly, and I had no problem being a good political science teacher. In fact, the school named me the "top teacher."

My daughter used to have difficulty with her classes when she was in middle school. When she started to practice Dafa in college, she got very good grades.

Because of her strong academic performance, out of curiosity, teachers would sit next to her when she sat exams just to see how she did it. They were amazed. They said that Falun Dafa not only improves one's moral standard, but can also increase one's intelligence.